With so many demands on their time, how do Christmas dads keep going during the festive season? Esther McCarthy talks to four celebrities about juggling it all. 

Franc is back. Ciara McDonnell chats to Peter Kelly about the highly anticipated Irish version of US TV hit, Say Yes To The Dress. 

An increase in the average amount being spent on weddings by Irish couples last year, helped boost profits at the company owned by well-known wedding planner/organiser, Peter Kelly.

For more than 40 years she cared for a legendary Co Cork church.

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Irish wedding planners are getting calls from gay couples in the States, Slovenia, Germany and England, says Caomhan Keane as they want to get married in the first country to vote for

A Fianna Fáil councillor has called for the removal of the LGBT community’s rainbow flag from above Cork’s City Hall, one of the world’s longest cruise liners docked in Cork today and Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has been voted the 2015 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

A major jump in the number of people getting married here last year resulted in ‘wedding bliss’ for the firm operated by the country’s best known wedding planner, Franc.

Broadcaster Ray D’Arcy’s wife Jenny is also his producer —so what are the challenges they face? Arlene Harris talks to to three couples about working and living together.

The theme of the protest was taken from the Disney hit animation Frozen — and its emphasis was on a promise which many believe has been put on ice.

More couples got married in Ireland last year than anytime since 2008, but that was not enough to prevent accumulated profits plunging by over €250,000 at the country’s best-known wedding planning firm, Weddings by Franc Ltd.

The country’s longest-running agricultural show will host a major food and music festival as part of the event next month.

A 47-year old Limerick man with assets valued at 96c has secured court protection from his bank over unpaid debts concerning a €20,000 loan he took out to pay for his wedding reception.

He’s been making wedding dreams come true for years but celebrity wedding planner Franc played cupid for two festive proposals yesterday.

A snow-coveredforest, magic fairydust — and real life husky puppies. Welcome to Santa’s grotto, Franc-style.

From pantos to festive markets, Ed Power has the best Christmas events for kids and grown ups.

Áilín Quinlan talks to Peter Kelly and others about wrapping up and heading to the woods for seasonal fun.

A Cork developer has been ordered to pay €1.57m damages over fraudulent misrepresentation, deceit and misappropriating large sums out of $50m (€37.7m) paid to his companies for a luxury hotel and resort in the Caribbean which was left unfinished.

Events company Weddings by Franc suffered an accumulated profits’ dip but life still appears to be a bed of roses for Peter Kelly after the success of his latest TV show.

When we are divided we are well on the way to being conquered.

AS SHE watched a TV documentary about the foot-and-mouth epidemic in England, author Valerie Bowe wasn’t surprised by the news that thousands of sheep had to be put down.

EVER walk into a neighbour’s house to deliver a box of biscuits at Christmas and find yourself agog at their decorations?

Make your Christmas a cracker with top tips from celebrity chefs, plus advice on creating the perfect festive table. Joe McNamee and Áilín Quinlan ask the experts.

NESTLED in the village of Glanworth, 10km from the North Cork town of Fermoy, lies the House of Franc.

The wedding planner’s TV slot is about making the mundane memorable, says Ailin Quinlan

For Darina Allen it’s the pond at the end of her garden, for Donal Skehan and Trevor Sargent it’s their vegetable plots, and for Peter Kelly it’s his polythene tunnel. Ahead of Bloom, Áilín Quinlan peeks over the fence into the gardens and personal oases of four well-known Irish faces.

The cash-pile at Weddings by Franc declined by 64% last year from €412,547 to €146,111, new figures show.

The Census 2011 details published yesterday revealed a changed and changing Ireland. There are more of us — 4.58m, up 8.2% since 2006 — than at any time since just after the Great Famine.

Limerick City is to host the first Gay Wedding/Civil Partnership Fair in Ireland.

“There were no mobile phones then, so it was like: ‘Maybe, I’ll give you a call’”

A giant flea nurtures a passion for music in Bibo Bergeron’s computer-animated fable that teaches us to never judge a wingless, blood-sucking parasite by its spiny legs or hairy abdomen.

THIS is shaping up to be the year of the bridesmaid.

KING of the wedding planners Peter Kelly, aka Franc, says Kate’s dress will be a classic, showing off her figure to perfection.

LOOK out for the sheets of Irish celebrity-designed wrapping paper that will be tucked inside your daily newspaper next week.

THEY are the perfect Christmas miracle.

CORK crooner Derek Burke and his Co Kerry football team swung into top gear to clinch the coveted title in this year’s Celebrity Bainisteoir by a slender one-point win.

FIRST there was the 99 sterling pence wedding dress – now there’s a magazine costing a little more which TV wedding planner Peter Kelly argues could also save prospective couples a few bob.

HE reckons the recession won’t damage his wedding planner business — but then the brides who seek Peter Kelly’s services aren’t just high-heeled, they’re well-heeled.

IT was the invitation Franc could not refuse — pay up or do the time.

FLAMBOYANT wedding planner ‘Franc’ has been engaged to help attract Christmas shoppers to Cork city.

England stars of the past were united in praise for Sven-Goran Eriksson’s team after an heroic 1-0 World Cup win over Argentina in Sapporo.